“In some ways this review has a foregone conclusion. When Brent DiCrescenzo reviewed *The Moon & Antarctica* for Pitchfork in 2000, he awarded it a 9.8, nearly the highest rating possible and one that I second with only quibbling reservations. Four years later, Epic Records has re-released the album in an "expanded and remastered edition" that begs the question: Why? More ambitious in sound, if no”
“Up to this point, the Washington-state indie-rock trio Modest Mouse has been captivated by the minutiae of daily life. Now, as the title of their fourth album suggests, they’ve gone macrocosmic. Moving beyond the enclosed landscapes of 1997’s The Lonesome Crowded West, the band and producer Brian Deck boldly roam from the homegrown country licks […]”
